The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is biochemical machinery in biological chemistry to produce numerous copies of a particular piece of DNA, generating multiple duplicates of DNA sequences. In order to complete the reaction several components are required such as: <br>

Most PCR methods use thermal cycling, alternating heating and cooling steps. These thermal cycling steps are necessary to separate the two strands in a DNA double helix at a high temperature in a process called DNA melting. At the lower temperature, the DNA polymerase to amplify a particular target DNA uses each DNA strand as a template in DNA synthesis. The primers aid discrimination of the DNA to target the specific region for amplification under specific thermal conditions.

When we unplugged the white wire that connects (part 6) to (part 2), the machine ... (did what? fill in your answer)

Test Run

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Protocols

Polymerase Chain Reaction

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is biochemical machinery in biological chemistry to produce numerous copies of a particular piece of DNA, generating multiple duplicates of DNA sequences. In order to complete the reaction several components are required such as:
-DNA template
- A PCR reaction mix that contains: Taq DNA polymerase, MgCl2, dNTP’s, and a forward and reverse primer
Most PCR methods use thermal cycling, alternating heating and cooling steps. These thermal cycling steps are necessary to separate the two strands in a DNA double helix at a high temperature in a process called DNA melting. At the lower temperature, the DNA polymerase to amplify a particular target DNA uses each DNA strand as a template in DNA synthesis. The primers aid discrimination of the DNA to target the specific region for amplification under specific thermal conditions.

Flourimeter Measurements

(Add your work from Week 3, Part 2 here)

Research and Development

Specific Cancer Marker Detection - The Underlying Technology

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(BONUS points: Use a program like Powerpoint, Word, Illustrator, Microsoft Paint, etc. to illustrate how primers bind to the cancer DNA template, and how Taq polymerases amplify the DNA. Screen-captures from the OpenPCR tutorial might be useful. Be sure to credit the source if you borrow images.)

Results

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